Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

Inem would De very commonplace
but for the accuracy and intelligence
of the printer" This was high com
pliment from a man whom the printers
delighted TO honor.
We will run the risk of being called
an egotist, or Of mourning the irony Of
some seli-consttuted critic, by relating
one other personal item wherein
printer was the principal actor One
night. in 1874, after we mad quit work
on the CHRoNIcLE, and were seated
around the editors table, reading the
exchanges, the only journeyman in the
Office, Daniel w. Taylor, young man
born and raised in GAINESVILLE, re-
quested us to be quiet as he wished
to scribble of an editorial for the next
paper. He did great deal of writing
for the sake of self improvement. 1t
was political article he wrote the
night in question; but we cannot re-
call the caption Of it. Suffice 1t to say,
it was about one-half column in length,
and was inserted in next days paper.
These were the days OF stage-coaches,
and that world-renowned paper, the
Louisville Journal, and all other mail
matter came to us through that medi-
UNI, On Monday after the CHRONICLE
of Saturday made It's appearance con-
tanning the article alluded to, the Jour
nal came to hand, and in its perusal, an
article, upon the same subject, was
found in it. 1t was nearly Verbctim
et literatim-thereby creating an unac-
countable coincidence. In justice to
our Mr. Taylor we will state that he
lndited his article on Thursday night,
and the Journal arrived here Sunday
night and was sent to the CHRONICLE
office Monday morning, clearly show
ing that our printer had no chance OF
collision with the editor OF the Jour
nal; nor could he have sent duplicate
article to Louisville and had it inserted
in that weeks Journal, and received il
in print on Monday. We think ii
very reasonable to presume that ii
was an instance OF "great minds run
, ming in the SAME channel"
When the late giants in politics, G.
A. Henry and Andrew Johnson, were
winding up their last canvass for Gov.
ernor, many were the sallies OF wit in.
. dulged in by them to the great enjoy.
ment of both parties. We give you
one. In his rejoinder Mr.. j., said
, II have met the proud eagle orator
upon every stump in Tennessee from
Car er to Shelby, but do not see any
blood upon his beak or flesh in his
! talons." In his rejoinder, after Mr.
H., had made one of his inimitablt
efforts, he repeated the above, ther
/, pointed behind him at his antagonist
he replied otis true, the eagle is {
{: proud, noble bird, who never conde
? sends to feed upon carbon"
3 The first regular drug establishment
E at least since 1S35-was kept by Dr. B
3 Rowley. 1t was in the old yellow
brick which was torn down to max,
room for the beautiful Tobacco Elk
change which ornaments the north
western corner OF the public square
we suppose the Exchange is prett,
u building, as we have never had tn
pleasure of seeing it, Townsend A
l. Thomas was clerk. The frame dwell
ing-house built and occupied by DR.
& Rowley, is still standing in Mrs. Jane
{ E. Bailey's yard, in the rear portion G
the lot.
e During our school days at the Acad
r envy, we had to get our supply of drink
l. ing water from the we'll which is no,
e IN use by James Lockert, on Madiso
1t street. There was a beautiful an
dense growth OF forest trees betwee
n those points which reached as far Wes
o as the now Cumberland Presbyteria
II church. Many times have we see
Is squirrels in the hickory trees which the
l. stood around the double-pond o
is Franklin street Wells were scare,
i. and cisterns not in use, the majority
lie citizens getting water from what WI
Ie called the Town Spring, which is i
" the rear of Whitfield & Bates foundr,
Is Mr.. Robert M. House, half-brotht
4 to our distinguished townsman, Hol
A. J. F. House, started the first exclusi,
he wholesale and retail grocery in the Cit
v, We believe the firm shortly after W,
as House 4 Barrett. This firm supple
,e the country East OF us as far as Bowliz
m Green, KY, with groceries. At time
e. a string of wagons some fifty in nun
ut Der, would come up from the tobac,
I'd stemmeries. and after unloading the
Sc loose tobacco, take on full loads
ID groceries destined for points in Tod
h" Logan, Christian and other Kentucl
.E counties.